Window-bed



E. J. HENRY.

WINDOW BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7- IBIQ.

1,340,609, Patented May 18,1920.

3 SHEETSSHEET l- Patented May 18, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

E. J. HENRY.

WINDOW BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 1919.

E. J. HENRY.

WINDOW BED.

APPLICATION men APR. 1.. 1919.

Patented May 18; 1920.

3 SHEETS- SHEET 3- ERNEST J'. HENRY, 0F CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

WINDOW-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application filed April 7, 1919. Serial No. 288,048.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEsrJ. HENRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Window-Beds; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to beds adapted to be partially thrust out ofwindows and there supported, with the head portions of the beds exposedon all sides to the outer air.

The invention embraces a number of improvements in the type of windowbeds described and illustrated in my former Patent,

No. 1,300,266 bearing date April 8th, 1919,

such improvements being directed to a construction which will:

Admit of adjustments of the bed and canopy so as to fit nicely intovarious sized window openings;

Provide for the better regulation of light and air to the canopiedinclosure, and protection against wind and rain or snow, and conceal thebed and occupants from outside view.

Increase the safety and efficiency of the supports, and the conveniencewith which they are manipulated, and otherwise. im-

prove the structural detailsof the bed, as

will hereafter fully appear.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecanopied head 4 portion of a bed embodying. my improvements, parts beingbroken away at various places to disclose the inner structure. Fig. 2 isa central, longitudinal elevation in section, showing the bed inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a cross section of the same, to the rightof the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is.'a fragmentary view in perspective,showing an ad'ustable mountmg of the screen wire at't e outer end of thecanopy. Fig. 5 is a section below the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:. Fig. 6 is afragmentary view in.perspective,-showing an outer corner of the canopyand connecting parts. Fig. 7

is a sectional detail, showing means 'for manipulating the top,waterproof curtain. Fig. 8 shows in perspective details of one of thesafety supporting brackets. Fig. 9

shows in perspective ,one of" the abutment brackets shifted. out ofoperative position.

Fig. 10 illustrates in detail an ad]ustment header on which thewindow-sash rests when the bed is in operative osition. Fig. 11illustrates a telescoping s utter-guide.

In order to adapt a window bed to the considerable variations in thesizes of windows, it is common to make the bed of a definite, minimumwidth, and the oano y to correspond, and of a limited, fixed heig t.

When the window opening is larger than thls minlmum size it becamenecessary,

partly for support and partly to exclude files and other insects, tocover the open spaces between the window and canopy with panels, fixedin'various ways. This necessitated more or less complication in theconstruction of the panels themselves, and of course limited the size ofthe. canopy to the size of a comparatively small window, whereas it isdesirable to make it as large and commodious as possible. In the bed nowto be described provision is made for adjusthorizontal cross-pieces 11and 12 telescoping) together, and suitably fastened at any desiredpoint, as by bolts 13 in slots 14. From the tops of the bed-rails springstandards '15 spacedto form the corners of the canopy. The top-frame 16of the canopy is 'ofsimilar construction, and has depending legs orsupports 17 and 18 having a like telescoping connection with thestandards. By this means the bed and canopy may, within certain; limits,be adjusted to the height and width of the window, as desired.

A woven wire bed-spring 19 is shown as best adapted for the support ofthe bed. This is stretched between adjustable crossbars at the head andfoot, such bars being herein shown as tubes 20 secured to one side ofthe bed-frame, and rods 21 attached to the other side, the wire materialof the woven web being looped around them. Prorunning vision is made forcompensating the difierences in tension that will take place as thewebis widened or narrowed, and this is illustrated in Fig. 2. Attached tothe bedrails, and foot-posts 22, are threaded tension rods 23, one ofwhich is shown passing through one of the tubes 20 transversely. A nut24 may be slacked away to relieve, or turned up to increase the tensionendwise of the web. As the bed is widened the web should be widenedcorrespondingly by pulling the looped ends sidewise, the web being heldso distended by screws 25, which, it will be understood, are in practiceset in the cross-rods 21, as well as in the tubes, though not so shownherein. It is'also to be understood that the threaded tension-rods passthrough such rod 21, as well as the tube 20.

. Near the middle, the web is stretched sideany suitable way, asindicated by the bolts 29. Where the wire web crosses the window sill 30a strip of cloth, or the like, 31, is hung from the under side, andrests on the.

sill, as shown in Fig. 2, in order to exclude flies and other insectsfrom passing through this otherwise open s ace under the bed.

The foot portion 0 the bed extending into the room is supported onpedestals 32 in substantially the same way as described in my formerpatent above referred to. They are, however, made adjustable in width,as respects the bed, the ends of the pedestals being connected by tubes33 and rods 34, respectively, and in the same manner as the posts of thebed-foot, by tubes 33 and rods 34. Asa precaution against any possibletipping up of the bed-foot when the bed is in position in a window,weights 35 are hung on the pedestal at the foot of the bed, and

serve as a counterbalance to any preponderating weight at the projectinghead of the bed.

' The pedestals are mounted to move from end to end of the bed-frame byrollers 36 in the channels of said frame, as described in said-formerpatent. When the bed is drawn inwardly through the window it isdesirable that only the pedestal at the foot of the bed should move withthe bedframe. A simple device for holding the other pedestal close tothe window at such times is shown in Fig. 2. Near the head of the bedframe is mounted a sheave 37, and over this is passed a rope or cord 38,one end of which is attached to the pedestal at the window, and theother passes through a susndingholder 39 at the foot of the bed.

1: is evident that by pulling on this rope as the bed is withdrawn, theattached pedestal may be held to position at thewindow, and so serve asa head support'for the bed when completel withdrawn.

Near t e upper corners of the canopy frame are attached abutment plates40, which may project laterally from said frame and bear against thewindow casing 41 to prevent any outward tipping of the bed when thrustthrough the window. These plates are securely fastened to the canopyframe, as by bolts 42 and detachable screws 43. By detaching the screwsthe plates may be turned parallel with the uprights of the canopy frame,and thus offer no lateral obstruction in passing the bed throughdoorways, and the like. On the headward side the abutments are facedwith felt, leather, rubber, or the like yielding material, so as not toscratch or mar the window woodwork. For the same reason the under sidesof the bed-rails are faced with leather straps 44, which permit the bedto slide on the window sill without scratching or marring.

A further support for the head end of the bed is best shown in Fig. 8.This is a triangular bracket 45 pivoted to an angle-plate 46 secured tothe bed-frail, one for each rail. An improvement in this device overthat shown in the former patent is the provision that is made forsupporting it out of the supporting position shown in Fig. 2, so as topermit the pedestal to move to the head of the.'bed. This consists in alatch 47 the catch-pin 48 of which may engage the top of the angle-platewhen the bracket is completely elevated. The body of the latch may be asimple flat spring, the catch-pin passing through a hole in the bracket,as shown in Fig. 8, where the bracket is shown par-" of the occupant.They serve also to prevent accidental injury tothe shutters, presentlyto be described, by any crowding over the edge of the bed, on the partof the occupant.

Outside the guard-rods at each side of the canopy is mounted a shutterfor the purpose of regulating the admission of light and air. Inpractice this shutter is of the Venetian blind type, the construction ofwhich is so familiar as to need no description. The pivot-studs at theends of the slats, 52, run in grooved guides 53 attached to thestandards. As the height of the canopy is adjustable, the guides arealso made adj ustable, one part telescoping into the other. as shown inFig. 11, the inner one being attached to its respective frame memberwith a spaceblock 54 to hold it parallel with the outer member of theguide. Shutters of the same lheaded,-and run in correspondingly formedguides, as shown in Fig. 6. The side and end shutters 'are raised anddepressed by cords 55 over sheaves 56, in a familiar way. For regulatingthe angle of the slats a cord is attached to the upper slat near eachedge at the middle, passes over sheaves 56 and loops through a hole in aball 57, having sufficient wei ht to hold the slats at the proper tilt.The overhead shutter, a fragment of which is shown in Fig. 6, may bemanipulated directly by hand in opening, closing and tilting. The tiltof the slats is controlled by means of a semicircular, corrugated loop58 engaging apinching spring clip 59 attached to the cross-bar of thecanopy. Two of these catches are preferred, one only being shown, theother to be at the same relative distance from the opposite side of theshutter.

Outside the shuttersthe entire canopy, except the inner end, is inclosed.with wire screen to exclude insects. At the two sides of the canopy theedges of the screen web 60 may be permanently attached to the canopy andbed frame, preferably by screws and metal strips corresponding tobattens, screw holes 61 being provided for the purpose. At the outer endthe side screen may be held by the bracket-plate 49, which extends tothe top of the standard. At the inner end the edge of wire web isclamped in place by the shutter-guide-" This forms a neat fastening forthe screen wire, with no outwardly projecting edges or other parts tointerfere with the passage of the canopy through the window. The upperportion of the web must, until the height of the frame is adjusted, beleft free, when it is suitably attached to the depending parts of theframe, as by screws. The upper edge of the web is attached to a roller62, preferably of the spring-controlled type, mounted at the upper partof the canopy frame, the spring roller automatically rolling up surplus;web and holding it taut. At the top of ,the canopy the web may bescrewed directly to the frame on three sides, the fourth side having asimilar roller 63. Crossbars 64, adjustable endwise, serve as undersupports for the screen wire, and prevent its saggin At the outer end ofthe canopy the we may be cut to size, after adjustment of the canopyframe, and attached directly to the frame on allfour sides, as indicatedby the surrounding series of screwholes in Fig. 1. Provision is made,how.-

ever, for an adjustable arrangement of screen webs at this end, as shownin Figs. 4 and 5. In this case a pair of terminal rollers 65 and 66 isused, set so as to pass f each other in adjusting the frame, and topermit the webs to so pass, as clearly shown, more particularly in Fig.5. When finally adjusted the portions of webadj acent to the rollers isfolded down and fastened in place by telescoping batten-strips 67Adjacent to the screen-wire roller 63 is mounted a similar roller 68,and to this is attached a water-proof curtain 69. A pullcord 70 connectswith'the marginal stiffening slat 71 at the free edge of the curtain(Fig. 7) and hangs down over a sheave 72,

.the cord passing through a-hole 73 in the canopy frame. The inner endof the roller is mounted in a sheet metal housing 74, the parts of whichtelescope together, and are of suflicient height to receive the rollerand the rolled up curtain. The housing is made of considerable width sothat, regardless of the depth of the window casing, the lower sash 7 5may rest on it, to exclude insects, as indicated by the dotted outlinein Fig. 1\ Inside the housing is a longitudinal rib 7 6 to support thisedge of the curtain near the top of the housing at this end. In Fig. 1it will be noted that the water-shedding slope of the curtain is to wardthe left corner, the pitch being slight,

but sufficient for the purpose. It is to be understood that the screenwire at the top of the canopy unrolls from the under side of the roller,and the curtain from the upper side of its roller. The housing isattached to the canopy frame by screws 77 as shown in Fig. 10, holes 78admitting a screw.-

driver for that purpose.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a window-bed, the combination of side-rails, telescopingcross-bars, an expansible, woven wire bed-spring looped on saidcross-bars, subjacent, lapping cross-bars,"

and helical springs mounted thereon, to reinforce the woven bed-spring.

2. In a window-bed, the combination of a laterally expansible andadjustable bedframe, similarly adjustable pedestals adapted to run fromend to end of said frame, a sheave at the head of the bed-frame, and arope passing over the sheave and connecting at one end with onet of thepedestals,

the other end extending to the foot of the,

bed.

.3. In a window-bed having endwise movable pedestals, supportingbrackets pivotally connecting with the bed-rails inside,

outside of the window, and latches connecta supporting rib for the endof the our and adapted to form a brace against the tain to carry thatend higher than a part ing with said brackets to support them out of theopposite end, substantially as and of the paths of said pedestals, whennot in for the purpose set forth. 5 operative position. In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature 15 4. In a window-bed having a laterallyadin presence of two witnesses.

justable canop frame, a covering water- ERNEST J. HENRY. proof curtainor the frame; a roller there- Witnesses: for, and an adjustable housingfor the win- F. W. ARMSTRONG,

10 dow end of the curtain, said housing having J. S'r. JOHN.

